Sterno Speed Cook Stove | Classic Camp Stoves Sterno contains methyl alcohol which makes it poisonous In spite of this there are many instances of people drinking Sterno to become intoxicated The methanol can cause permanent blindness by destruction of the optic nerves Bluesman Tommy Johnson alludes to the practice in his song "Canned Heat Blues" recorded in 1928
The best thing Ive ever seen made by Sterno! c1903 they offered their trade marked patented "Sterno-Inferno" burner <-- that seems to be the origin of the catchy Sterno name image source worthpoint-----There is nothing "Sterno" in the illustration used for the 1914 ad above In this 1915 American Magazine ad, we see "Sterno Canned Heat" and that the company name was not yet changed
Sterno Speed Cook Stove - Classic Camp Stoves Sterno stoves aren't known for their speed but this one is named speed but relative to what??? In one pic I show bubbles forming in the cook pot at 4 minutes The rolling boiling didn't come [yawn] for 11 minutes
Sterno No. 46 Two-Burner Folding Stove | Classic Camp Stoves My sterno looks like the Coghlan's product in the link, but is actually made by sterno, or at least put into sterno packaging The key to sterno, and for that matter alchohol stoves in general, is keeping the quantity of food water to heat up in proportion to the heat output of the stove
Sterno small vs. large? - Classic Camp Stoves BTW, places like Costco and Smart and Final etc, sell generic Sterno in the large size by case lot If you need a lot of fuel, this may be the way to go I inherited a case from an old restaurant and use the cans as "standby" wash water heating in my Sterno folding stove They work fine for slow steady water heating while camping
vintage sterno two burner - Classic Camp Stoves It took a 7 or 8 minuite to boil a cup of tap water on a high heat, and the other hand on a lower heat position,after 12 miniutes or so past still not boiling at all I gave up boiling water on this one but wait a second,I put two primus 71 inside the sterno and it was match made in haven
Sterno Ownership Survey - Classic Camp Stoves When I was a little shaver in North Charlston, SC my Mom use to take my two sisters and I out on a Sterno picnic while Dad was deployed (Navy) The thing I remember most were the hamburgers Prior to departing she would lay out a piece of aluminum foil, place a hamburger on it with an onion slice on top and then sprinkle a little pepper and
Rare Sterno suitcase camp stove? | Classic Camp Stoves Opened the lid to discover that it actually was a stove made by Sterno Now I’ve seen the small folding one burner stoves made by Sterno, but had never seen a suitcase-style one, so this immediately piqued my curiosity I Googled the name and model number that was on the instruction label inside the lid, and, nothing Absolutely nothing
1909 S. Sternau Co, Brooklyn, NY Sternauware Vapor Lamp The term "Sterno" comes from STERNAU, who began in 1893 making alcohol lamps, chafing dishes, coffee percolators, etc This early Sternau bottle dates from the 1890s or early 1900 era and is the forerunner of STERNO An early alcohol lamp made by S Sternau was called the "Sterno-Inferno"